Etienne
Aidu

France • 1907−1996

Biography and information

Aidu Etienne (Istvan Hajdu, Hun. István Hajdú, FR. Étienne Hajdú; August 12, 1907, Turda, Austria-Hungary — March 25, 1996, bagno, O-de-Seine) — French sculptor, graphic artist of Hungarian origin. Belonged to new Paris school.

Born in Transylvania. In 1927 he studied at the art school in Vienna, and from 1927 he lived in France, took lessons at the Academy "Grand Chaumiere" Antoine Bourdelle. In 1930 he obtained French citizenship.